A side-by-side look at the Eia MCP Gridsense and Energi Data Dk MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Eia MCP Gridsense for environment & nature work as a local process; choose Energi Data Dk for environment & nature as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
EIA_API_KEY.spot_prices, co2_intensity, query_dataset.Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Environment & Nature | Environment & Nature |
| Quality signal | 36/100 · Fair | 53/100 · Good |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | Not declared | Not declared |
| Pricing | Not declared | Not declared |
| Required env vars | EIA_API_KEY | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 0 | 0 |
| Directory activity | 1 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 1 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | Not listed | 3 |
| Full listing | View Eia MCP Gridsense | View Energi Data Dk |
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
spot_pricesDay-ahead electricity spot prices from Energi Data Service (Energinet, Denmark/Nordic). Prices per bidding zone (PriceArea) in DKK and EUR per MWh, hourly. Bidding zones: DK1 (west Denmark), DK2 (east Denmark), DE (Germany), NO2, SE3, SE4, and others. Omit "area" to get all zones. Keyless official…co2_intensityReal-time grid CO2 emission intensity (g CO2/kWh) from Energinet Denmark, sampled every 5 minutes per bidding zone (DK1=west, DK2=east); defaults to the last 12 readings (~1 hour). Lower values mean cleaner electricity.sampled every 5 minutes per bidding zone. Areas: DK1 (west Denmark), DK2 (east D…query_datasetGeneric escape hatch for any of the ~100 Energi Data Service (Energinet, Denmark) datasets. Examples: "ProductionConsumptionSettlement" (production/consumption by type per area+hour), "CO2EmisProg" (CO2 prognosis), "Elspotprices", "CO2Emis". Returns the raw records array for the dataset. Keyless of…Paste either block (or both) into your client config, e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json. We only show a config when the install command is confirmed.
{
"mcpServers": {
"eia-mcp-gridsense": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"eia-mcp-gridsense"
],
"env": {
"EIA_API_KEY": "YOUR_EIA_API_KEY_HERE"
}
}
}
}
{
"mcpServers": {
"energi-data-dk": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@pipeworx/mcp-energi-data-dk"
]
}
}
}